The installed capacity of residential wind turbines almost doubled last year according to the American Wind Energy Association, and companies like Southwest Windpower in Flagstaff, Arizona are seeing increasing demand for small turbines, ranging in power from 2 to 10 kilowatts.
The Christian Science Monitor takes a look at why homeowners are turning to this source of clean energy in record numbers.
Read: 'Small Wind' Power Plants Are Blowing Strong.
